Clearing out the last few trade bits, on one of my periodic 'clear the decks' missions, so anyone interested in any of the following should stake a claim by Thursday when it all goes off to MVE in Notting Hill Gate for trade credits!
33s:
Various: BBC Detective Themes (BBC) [Quiller, Kojack, Starsky & Hutch, Two Ronnies/Alan Tew etc]
Jnan Prakash Ghosh: Drums Of India Volume 2 (EMI) [tablas/percussion LP]
Various: Ronnie ScottÂ’s 20th Anniversary Album (Pye 2xLP) [inc Ronnie Scott Quintet, Roland Kirk, Clarke-Boland Band, Peter Herbolzheimer Band, Buddy Rich Band, John Williams, Sonny Rollins Quartet, Tubby Hayes Quartet etc etc]
Les Reed & The International Pop Proms Orchestra: Rhapsody (Polydor) [funky Gershwin title-cut, plus disco take on ‘Brazil’]
The Equals: Equals Supreme (President) [Â’68 set from Eddy GrantÂ’s mod-beat-soul combo]
Harry Roche Constellation: Casino Royale & Other Hip Sounds (CBS) [alternate issue of ‘In Orbit’ LP, featuring nice title cut and superb suave jazz of ‘Pad Of The Mountain King’]
Love Strings Of Mort Garson: Love Sounds (Liberty) [soundtrack-style easy-listening, with Love Unlimited feelÂ…]
Bobbie Gentry: Touch ‘em With Love (Capitol) [you wait ages to find one, then two come along at once! Great LP…]
Sam Samudio: Sam: Hard & Heavy (Atlantic) [late-60s biker-soul-blues-rock stuff from onetime Sam The Sham]
Art Gilmore (narrator): The Stereo Disc (Capitol) [“…the sound of the castanet should seem to be coming from a point precisely between your speakers…” and the like…plus sound effects, and some orchestra/big band gubbins]
Michael Jackson: Off The Wall (Epic)
Various: Instant Chartbusters (Marble Arch) [covers set featuring ‘Venus’, ‘Instant Karma’, ‘Let’s Work Together’, ‘Elizabethan Reggae’, ‘Na Na Hey Hey Kiss him Goodbye’ and the like…]
Duke Grant: Â…Plays Hammond Gold! (SGA) [I wonÂ’t tell if you wonÂ’t, gold-diggers!]
The Hues Corporation: Freedom For The Stallion (RCA) [‘Rock The Boat’ was the proto-disco hit, but some good soulful pop in a 5th Dimension/Delfonics mode here]
James Royal: Call My Name (CBS) [Keith Mansfield arrangements throughout, and KM cut on ‘House Of Jack’, with ‘Little Red Wagon’ also pretty strong – the rest is a bit variable, to be honest…]
Various: Breakdance OST (Polydor) [old skool electro/breakdance soundtrack compilation feat. Ollie & Jerry, Bar Kays, Hot Streak, Rufus & Chaka Khan etc]
45s:
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five: The Message/Instrumental (Sugar Hill 12”)
Lulu: Man Who Sold The World/Watch That Man (Polydor 7”)
Santa Esmerelda & Leroy Gomez: Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood + Esmerelda Suite (Philips 7”)
33s:
Various: BBC Detective Themes (BBC) [Quiller, Kojack, Starsky & Hutch, Two Ronnies/Alan Tew etc]
Jnan Prakash Ghosh: Drums Of India Volume 2 (EMI) [tablas/percussion LP]
Various: Ronnie ScottÂ’s 20th Anniversary Album (Pye 2xLP) [inc Ronnie Scott Quintet, Roland Kirk, Clarke-Boland Band, Peter Herbolzheimer Band, Buddy Rich Band, John Williams, Sonny Rollins Quartet, Tubby Hayes Quartet etc etc]
Les Reed & The International Pop Proms Orchestra: Rhapsody (Polydor) [funky Gershwin title-cut, plus disco take on ‘Brazil’]
The Equals: Equals Supreme (President) [Â’68 set from Eddy GrantÂ’s mod-beat-soul combo]
Harry Roche Constellation: Casino Royale & Other Hip Sounds (CBS) [alternate issue of ‘In Orbit’ LP, featuring nice title cut and superb suave jazz of ‘Pad Of The Mountain King’]
Love Strings Of Mort Garson: Love Sounds (Liberty) [soundtrack-style easy-listening, with Love Unlimited feelÂ…]
Bobbie Gentry: Touch ‘em With Love (Capitol) [you wait ages to find one, then two come along at once! Great LP…]
Sam Samudio: Sam: Hard & Heavy (Atlantic) [late-60s biker-soul-blues-rock stuff from onetime Sam The Sham]
Art Gilmore (narrator): The Stereo Disc (Capitol) [“…the sound of the castanet should seem to be coming from a point precisely between your speakers…” and the like…plus sound effects, and some orchestra/big band gubbins]
Michael Jackson: Off The Wall (Epic)
Various: Instant Chartbusters (Marble Arch) [covers set featuring ‘Venus’, ‘Instant Karma’, ‘Let’s Work Together’, ‘Elizabethan Reggae’, ‘Na Na Hey Hey Kiss him Goodbye’ and the like…]
Duke Grant: Â…Plays Hammond Gold! (SGA) [I wonÂ’t tell if you wonÂ’t, gold-diggers!]
The Hues Corporation: Freedom For The Stallion (RCA) [‘Rock The Boat’ was the proto-disco hit, but some good soulful pop in a 5th Dimension/Delfonics mode here]
James Royal: Call My Name (CBS) [Keith Mansfield arrangements throughout, and KM cut on ‘House Of Jack’, with ‘Little Red Wagon’ also pretty strong – the rest is a bit variable, to be honest…]
Various: Breakdance OST (Polydor) [old skool electro/breakdance soundtrack compilation feat. Ollie & Jerry, Bar Kays, Hot Streak, Rufus & Chaka Khan etc]
45s:
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five: The Message/Instrumental (Sugar Hill 12”)
Lulu: Man Who Sold The World/Watch That Man (Polydor 7”)
Santa Esmerelda & Leroy Gomez: Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood + Esmerelda Suite (Philips 7”)
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